October 24, 2023

B2B Stories

Preparing for the 2024 Georgia Legislative Session

Lawmakers head back to Atlanta in January and local Chambers of Commerce are holding the traditional pre-legislative session breakfasts. The Augusta Metro Chamber held its event on Oct. 24 at First Baptist Church of Augusta. Cosby Johnson, mayor of Brunswick, was the keynote speaker. Legislators attending were Representatives, Gloria Frazier (D-District 126), Dr. Mark Newton (R-District 127), Karlton Howard (D-District 129), Lynn Gladney (D-District 130) and Brian Prince (D-District 132, chairman of local delegation) and Senators Harold Jones (D-District 22) and Max Burns (R-District 23). Johnson, who is also vice

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B2B Podcasting

No restrictions!

See what an AU professor has to say concerning restrictions on tattoo studios in Columbia County. Mike Petchenik explains the professor’s business perspective in today’s BizBits.

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B2B Podcasting

Investors are just normal people

Johnathan Murphy, commercial real estate specialist at Auben Realty, sits down with Augusta Business Daily publisher, Neil Gordon to discuss the benefits of investing in real estate. He was one of the presenters at the ABD Conference and Expo. You might remember Murphy from the session he and Janie Peel led about investing during our expo this past Thursday. Murphy says that the typical investor is no different from the average person. Get in touch with Murphy and the rest of the Auben Realty team on their website at https://www.aubenrealty.com/.

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B2B Stories

Want to win? Hire glue guys and gals!

As a sports fan, this is one of my two favorite times of the year. One of those times is in early spring when the NCAA’s March Madness coincides with the start of the Major League Baseball (MLB) season, the Masters, and the end of professional basketball and hockey’s regular seasons. However, the middle of fall rivals that time with MLB’s post-season, the intensity of the middle of the college and professional football seasons, and the start of the college and professional basketball seasons. I often think about what goes

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Columbia County Delegation to highlight Legislative Breakfast

The Columbia County Chamber of Commerce will host its bi-annual Legislative Breakfast presented by AT&T on Thursday, Nov. 2, from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m., at Savannah Rapids Pavilion. The Legislative Breakfast will feature a panel discussion with Columbia County State Senate and House Representatives moderated by WJBF News Channel 6 Anchor Brad Means. The state leaders scheduled to attend include Senator Max Burns, Senator Lee Anderson, Representative Barry Fleming, Representative Jodi Lott, Representative Mark Newton, and Representative Rob Leverett. The delegation will highlight key issues they plan to work

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